Union College Catalog 1996 - 2000

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BARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY
UnionCollegeisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthernAssociationofColleges}
and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor, and Master level degree, by the Kentucky Statel
DepartmentofEducation,andisapprovedbytheUniversitySenateoftheUnitedMethodistChurch.
ItisthepolicyofUnionCollegenottodiscriminateonthebasisofsex,race,color,disability,age,or
nationalorethnicoriginintheadmissionofstudents,initsadministrationofeducationalornational!
programs, scholarships, loan programs, or other school-administered programs, or in athletic
participation.InquiresshouldbedirectedtoMr.EdwardH.Black,AffirmativeActionOfficer.
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UNION COLLEGE CATALOG
CONTENTS
President'sMessage ii Curriculum 41
Historyand Mission CampusInformation 112
Statement 1, AcademicCalendar 119
AdmissionsandGeneral Administrationand Staff 123
Information 7 TheFaculty 124
FinancialAidand Fees 11 Board ofTrustees 128
TheAcademicProgram 27 Index 129
DIRECTORYFORCORRESPONDENCE
AcademicProgramandAdvisement VicePresidentforAcademicAffairs
AdmissionsInformation DeanofAdmissionsandFinancialAid
AdmissiontoGraduateProgram DeanofGraduateAcademicAffairs
AlumniAffairs DirectorofAlumniAffairs
ChargesandPaymentofBills VicePresidentforBusinessAffairs
GiftsandBequests VicePresidentforCollegeRelationsandDevelopment
StudentIssuesandConcerns,StudentHealthServices,SingleandMarriedStudentHousing,Campus
Activities VicePresidentforStudentLifeandDeanofStudents
Grants,Scholarships,Work-studyandLoans DirectorofFinancialAid
Transcripts,AcademicRecords,VeteransAffairs Registrar
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
A new campus-wide telephone network features Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to most campus
extensions:callermayaccesstheseextensionsdirectlybyusingthe4-digitextensionnumberinplace
oftheCollege'smainnumber.Allothernumbersmustfirstgothroughtheswitchboardandthemain
Collegenumberplustheextensionnumber.Emergencynumbersinclude:
CentralSwitchboard [phone]
CampusSecurity [phone]
AdmissionsOffice 1-800-489-8646
PfeifferHallHeadResident(women) [phone]
StevensonHallHeadResident(men) [phone]
LakesideHall(men) [phone]
FAXnumber [phone]
DR.ANDMRS.DAVIDC.JOYCE
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
WelcometoUnionCollege.Youareaboutto journey. However, like all expeditions, the ex-
embarkonanexcitingandchallengingjourney. periences you accumulate on the way to your
You will encounter many opportunities for destinationwillformthetruecoreofyourtask.
learningwithanexcellentfacultytomentorand Adegreemaybetheresultofanaccumulation
guideyouthroughthisnewventure. ofcreditsandhours.Butaneducationisa life-
time commitment ofexperiences and relation-
Theclassroomwillbebutonemilieuforteach-
iwinlglabnedmlaedarenianvga.ilAanbleentdoleysosuptohoelmoofmreensoturycoeus cshaiWmpseh.epanrtyoofuaseplreocuteddtUrandiiotinonCoolflaegcea,deymoiucbeex--
steponcampus. Itisoursincerehopethatyou cellenceandcommunityservice.Youarejoined
will take advantage of many of these services. in your questby a dedicated campus commu-
YlaotuerdetxoptehreieennceeragtyUannidonefCfoorltleygoeuisedxipreencdt.lyWree- nity.Wehopeyouenjoythetrip!
wantthischapterofyourlifetobearealadven- Sincerely,
ture.
Education is a life long commitment. The
coursesandprogramsofferedinthiscatalogwill
assist you with "mappingout" your academic
DavidC.Joyce
President
A History of Service asignificantincreaseinenrollment.Inaddition
tocurriculumandacademicexpansion,Phillips'
Union College was founded in 1879 by a presidencywasmarkedbytheconstructionofa
group of progressive citizens of Barbourville 37,000 square-foot automated library addition;
who formed a stockcompanyand secured the renovationofthestudentcenterandadditionof
main part of the present campus. In 1880, the anewcafeteria;constructionofaweightroom
firstbuildingwasformallyopenedonthesiteof and athletic facilities; a new football stadium;
whatisnowknownasCentennialHall. andnewbaseballandsoccerfields.
TheCollegewaspurchasedbytheKentucky InMay1996,Dr.DavidC.Joycewasselected
ConferenceoftheMethodistEpiscopalChurch bytheBoardofTrusteestoleadUnionCollege
in1886,andDanielStevensonwasmadepresi- into the 21st century. A native of Swansboro,
dentofthereorganizedinstitution.Amajorbe- North Carolina, Dr. Joyce has a strong back-
questfromMrs.FannySpeedledtotheconstruc- ground in higher education, ministry and ad-
tion of Speed Hall, Stevenson Hall, and the vancement,havingservedasVicePresidentfor
ClassroomBuilding(nowknownasCentennial InstitutionalAdvancementatOtterbeinCollege
Hall). in Ohio, as well as with the United Methodist
Thecollegedepartmentwasdiscontinuedin Church.Dr.Joyceholdsabachelor'sinpsychol-
1908, and for eight years the institution was ogyfromPfeifferCollege;amasterofdivinityin
maintainedasaJuniorCollege,anacademy,and pastoralpsychologyfromYaleUniversity;asec-
anelementaryschool.Itbecameabonafidecol- sointyd;maansdtear'dsocftroormoNfoerdtuhcaCtairoonlifnraoSmtaVtaenUdneirvbeirl-t
legeagaininthepresidencyofEzraT.Franklin,
who inaugurated a program of development UniversityinNashville.
duringwhichtheMemorialGymnasiumanda UnionCollegeiscurrentlyinthemidstofa$1
home for thepresidentwerebuilt. In 1927, the million project that will modernize the voice/
CollegewasaccreditedbytheUniversityofKen- data information services available to its stu-
tuckyasafour-yearcollegeofAgrade. dentsandfaculty.Theinitialphaseswhichhave
been completed include a new campus-wide
PresidentJohnO. Grossemphasizedtheim- phonesystemthathasallowedforexpansionof
provementof thecurriculum and the building these services into each room in the residence
ofastrongfaculty.In1931,Unionwasaccredited halls. Second has been the total automation of
bytheUniversitySenateoftheMethodistEpis- the Weeks/Townsend Memorial Library and
copalChurch,andin1932,fullaccreditationwas connectiontoInternetinsummer1996,allowing
realized when it was made a member of the for easier, quicker, and expanded access to in-
Southern Association ofColleges and Schools. formation concerning available resources and
The Board of Regents of the University of the researchmaterialsbothoncampusandnation-
StateofNewYorkplacedUnionCollegeonits wide. Future plans call for networking of the
accreditedlistin1937. College's five academic computer laboratories
In Conway Boatman's twenty-one years of andtheinstallationofcomputerhookupsineach
student'sroom.Theseconnectionswouldenable
leadership, theCollegeachievedmarked prog-
studentstoaccesstheLibraryandacademicfa-
rpelsasntinimbportohveimtsenetd.ucSaetvieonnanlepwrobguirladmisngasnwderien cCiollitlieegsefirsopmretphaerisonlgiittusdceaomfptuhseiarnrdosotmusd.enUtnsifoonr
completedandotherswereenlarged.Thecurric- thehighlytechnologicalworldthatawaitsusin
ulumwasexpanded,endowmentfundswerein- the21stcentury.
creased,andamarkedlyimprovedprogramof-
The College has always accepted a special
ifacultysalariesandbenefitswasadopted. missiontoAppalachia,acommitmentwhichis
Mahlon A. Miller was elected to the presi- nowbeingstrengthenedwithuniqueacademic
dency in 1959. In 1960, a Master of Arts in- programsbasedonregionalcharacteristics,ex-
Educationdegreeprogramwasintroduced,and panded student financial aid, studentcommu-
iplant expansion continued with the develop- nity-service projects, and new career-oriented
mentofCollegePark,afacultyresidentialarea, curricula.
followedby the constructionofadditional stu- ThedoorsofUnionCollegeareopentoall-
dent housing, a physical educationbuilding, a who aspireto a more fulfillinglife, withoutre-
iStudentcenter,andasciencecenter,completed gard to race, color, sex, disability, national or
;in1973. ethnicorigin.
PresidentJackCarterPhillipsbeganhisduties Interested and prospective students are en-
at Union College in January, 1983. Under Dr. couraged to arrange a visit to the campus by
Phillips'leadership,theCollegehasexperienced callingtheAdmissionsOffice1-800-189-8646.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE humanities,naturalsciences,andsocialsciences,
promotesbreadthoflearningandservesasthe
(Mission Statement)
foundationforthepursuitofindividualmajors.
UnionCollegeisanindependentliberalarts Plansofstudyinpre-professionalandtechnical
institution of higher education, affiliated with fieldspreparestudentsheaded forpost-gradu-
theUnitedMethodistChurch.Itisdedicatedto ate study or for immediate employment. A
maintaininganacademicenvironmentthatstim- strongdevelopmentalprogramattendstogaps
ulatesintellectualcuriosityandscholasticcom- inacademicpreparation.Unionoffersgraduate
petence, encourages Christian values, and un- programsineducationforthefurtherprepara-
derscores the worth and responsibilities of tion ofboth teachers and administrators. As a
education and the individual. The College ad- vitalpartofitsservicetothesurroundingarea,
mits students without regard to race, color, outreachincludesacommunityeducationpro-
creed,age,sex,ordisability. gram, linkages with area school districts, se-
lectedcoursesofferedatregionallocations,and
denUtnsiwointCholalsegoeucnodmemdiutcsatiitosenl.ftTohperofvaicdulitnygsetmu-- provisionofseveralassociatedegrees.Initscom-
mitmenttotheUnitedMethodistChurch,Union
bodies scholarship and dedication to student
College provides pre-ministerial training and
needsandachievements.Smallclassesallowat-
supportservicestolocalchurches.
tentiontotheindividual.Facultyadvisorsassist
each student in developingcareer goals and a AlthoughCentralAppalachiaisUnion'spri-
plan of study appropriate to these goals. Stu- maryservicearea, theCollegeintentionallyre-
dents have access to many scholarly and tech- cruits students from numerous states and for-
nical resources, to personal, career, and aca- eign countries who enrich and diversify the
demiccounseling,andtoafacultyrepresenting Collegecommunity. In order to inform people
a variety of models of intellectual accomplish- about Appalachian life, traditions, and prob-
ment. lems,theCollegeoffersAppalachianstudiesfoi
The College has designed its academic pro- its own studentsand those from other institu-
tionsofhighereducation.
gramtoprovideitsstudentswiththeopportu-
nity to broaden their knowledge of their own Asaculturalcenter,asaresourceforitsarea,
andothercultures,andtoobtaintheintellectual andasarigorousacademicenvironment,Union
skillsnecessaryforacareer.Theundergraduate College pursues its mission to serve both stu-
Liberal EducationCore, including the fields of dentsandcommunity.